Marvel has revolutionized the superhero in numerous ways, giving readers some of the coolest superheroes ever. We’ve seen these heroes do a plethora of impressive things over the decades, and have been treated to some of the best fights in comic history. We’ve seen Marvel’s heroes face off against blood-curdling threats threats over the years, and one of the most fun is when a single hero ends up in battle against a team of opponents. Sometimes, these fights end badly for the heroes, with the heroes usually getting captured and having to beat the team with their wits instead of their muscles (or depend on their friends coming in for the save). However, we’ve also seen many of these heroes triumph by themselves, taking down entire teams.
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This happens for numerous reasons. Oftentimes, it’s because they are powerful enough to triumph. Other times, it’s because they’re more skilled than they appear to be, allowing them to outsmart their foes and win the day. The one thing both of these have in common is a single hero taking down a team of people.These ten Marvel heroes can take down teams all by themselves, showing that they are the best of the best.
10) Captain Marvel
Marvel hasn’t always been the best with women, and has spent a long time trying to make up for it. Carol Danvers is a character that was badly used by the publisher for years, and the 21st century has seen her become an icon in the Marvel Universe. Carol has always been ridiculously powerful, but since she’s become Captain Marvel, she’s even more formidable than before. Her cosmic powers allow her to redirect energy used against her, her strength level is in Thor and Hulk’s league, and she’s nigh-indestructible. She has military experience and is a great hand-to-hand combatant. She’s more than powerful and skilled enough to take on all comers, and has wrecked teams of enemies numerous times..
9) Thor
Thor is the God of Thunder, and has been strong enough to beat whole teams since his first appearance. Thor’s super strength, invulnerability, and storm control powers are at the highest levels and made even greater because of Mjolnir, which enhances all of his powers and gives him access to energies that can destroy entire planets. The Odinson also has thousands of years of combat experience, and is known for battling entire war parties of frost giants and dark elves. Honestly, right now, Thor could beat nearly every superhero team in the Marvel Universe completely on his own, and that’s before we get into the fact that he has access to the Odin-Force, a source of divine energy that makes him even more powerful than ever.
8) Hulk
The Hulk is the strongest one there is, and he’s been trashing entire superteams for decades. There’s a mid ’00s event, World War Hulk, that shows off the character running through the Illuminati, Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four. The Jade Giant has infinite strength potential and is almost completely invulnerable, with a powerful healing factor to take care of any attacks he can’t tank. The Hulk is well-known for beating teams, be they heroes or villains, and has an amazing win/loss record against superteams.
7) Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is one of the most powerful non-divine characters in the Marvel Universe. Norrin Radd was given the might of the Power Cosmic by Galactus and has been beating up teams of enemies since he first showed up. The Power Cosmic gives Silver Surfer many amazing powers: control over cosmic energy, the ability to manipulate molecules, flight that can reach speeds greater than the speed of light, extremely high-level strength and durability, and it’s all topped off by his thought-controlled surfboard. Surfer is a character who goes up against cosmic beings and gods, and most teams just don’t have the power to deal with him.
6) Magneto
Magneto is best known as a villain, but he’s been a member of the X-Men in good standing for close to 20 years now. He’s one of the most powerful mutants on the planet, with complete control over magnetic energy. He’s been facing off against the X-Men and other teams for years and while he’s a lost a lot of those fights, he’s also won a large amount of those battles. His powers allow him to create near-impregnable energy fields, giving him amazing defensive capabilities, and he can weaponize anything made with ferrous metals. Basically, Magneto lives in a world where he can transform anything into weapon or shield, and use his flight powers to keep out of the way of enemies. His combination of power and skill make him one of the most potent combatants on Earth.
5) Cyclops
Cyclops’s optic blasts are extremely powerful, but they aren’t the main reason he can take down entire teams of enemies. In a lot of ways, Cyclops is something of a glass cannon; he can do a lot of damage but he’s just a human being. However, he’s a human being who has been training for years, including practicing against his teammates in the X-Men. He’s a master tactician, known for coming up with plans on the fly. Cyclops has been able to beat teams of heroes and villains numerous times over the years, using his optic blasts, his tactical know-how, his mastery of hand-to-hand combat (he’s trained in several martial arts over the years), and his years of experience to punch way above his weight class.
4) Wolverine
Wolverine is the best there is at what he does. The diminutive mutant has long been one of the most formidable mutants on the planet, a man who has spent decades mastering the weapon that his body. Wolverine has over a hundred years of combat experience, has mastered several different martial arts during that time, and been honed into an unstoppable weapon of death, both by himself and by the Weapon X Project. Wolverine’s durability is the thing that keeps him in fights against groups of foes; he’s almost impossible to one-shot. His fighting style involves a lot of quick movements and are tailored to his ability to take damage. This is someone who chooses to fight the Hulk, and has even won some of those fights. He can easily run through most teams out there, even those with members who are much more powerful than him.
3) Captain America
Captain America has an illustrious history, and has proven to be one of the best combatants in the Marvel Universe. The super soldier serum made him physically perfect, and since then he has spent years doing his best to end fascism where ever it rears its ugly head. Cap isn’t the most powerful person on Earth, but his mixture of skills, experience, and sheer pig-headedness means that even enemies who seem able to beat him don’t actually stand a chance. Cap being a team beater was proven the moment he returned to Marvel in Avengers (Vol. 1) #4, when he was able to embarrass Iron Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Thor in battle. Since then, we’ve seen Cap run through teams of enemies many times over the years, showing that anyone who underestimates him is going to pay.
2) Spider-Man
Spider-Man may not seem like the most powerful hero out there, but he’s got it where it counts. Spider-Man’s spider-sense and agility have allowed him to beat enemies way stronger than him, and they are also the key to him beating whole teams. Spidey knows what his enemies are going to do before they do it, and this works especially well against teams. The best example of this came in Marvel Super Heroes Secret War #3. The Wall-Crawler found himself in battle with the X-Men (in this case Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Rogue) and he trounced the whole team, using his agility and spider-sense to predict his enemies’ moves and take advantage of them. He’s amazing at this sort of thing, and any smart team knows better than to underestimate him.
1) Rogue
Rogue’s ability to drain people’s powers has made her an extremely tough nut to crack, especially since she gained control of it. However, right from the beginning we’ve seen her take out whole teams. She was sent after the Avengers by her foster mother Mystique, drained the powers of different members of the team, and went to town on them. Since then, she’s gotten even more formidable, and can stack the powers of those she touches. Rogue has been able to single-handedly defeat Celestials, which has proven to be nearly impossible to even gods. She’s powerful on another level, and can easily take down any team in front of her.
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